Rabea Rogge[1] is an electrical engineer, robotic researcher and polar scientist who is currently scheduled to be the first female German astronaut on a SpaceX mission in late 2024.[2]

Rabea Rogge
Born1995 (age 28–29)
NationalityGerman
Alma materETH Zurich
Occupation(s)electrical engineer, robotic researcher and polar scientist
Known forPrivate astronaut aboard Fram2
Relatives
Space career
Crew Dragon Astronaut
Time in space
3-5 days (planned)
MissionsFram2
Websitehttps://www.ntnu.edu/employees/rabea.rogge

Biography

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Rabea was born in Berlin and studied in Zürich, specializing in arctic robotics. She obtained her master's degree in electrical engineering at ETH Zurich, currently pursuing PhD from a university in Norway, where she was a member of the Swiss Academic Spaceflight Initiative (ARIS) and lead a satellite mission.[3]

Space tourism

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In August 2024, SpaceX announced that Rogge would be mission specialist of the Fram2 mission of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, which aims to be the first human flight to go over the Earth's poles.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Forscherin Rogge will ins Weltall: "Es ist Zeit, dass eine Frau fliegt"". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  2. ^ "First German woman set to fly into space with SpaceX – DW – 08/14/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. ^ admin. "Team 2021/22". ARIS. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. ^ Foust, Jeff (2024-08-13). "Crypto entrepreneur buys Crew Dragon flight". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2024-08-14.